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Mailman CVE-2021-42096

MEDIUM
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307)
2021-10-21 cve@mitre.org
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Oct 21, 2021 - 01:15 nvd
MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionNVD

GNU Mailman before 2.1.35 may allow remote Privilege Escalation. A certain csrf_token value is derived from the admin password, and may be useful in conducting a brute-force attack against that password.

AnalysisAI

GNU Mailman before 2.1.35 may allow remote Privilege Escalation. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-307. GNU Mailman before 2.1.35 may allow remote Privilege Escalation. A certain csrf_token value is derived from the admin password, and may be useful in conducting a brute-force attack against that password. Affected products include: Gnu Mailman, Debian Debian Linux. Version information: before 2.1.35.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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